Earthquake details

Saturday, March 28, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Saturday, March 28, 1970 at 23:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simav (Turkey - TR), about 44.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.491 and latitude 39.133.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.133, 29.491
UTC time 1970-03-28 23:11:42.790
Location Tavşanlı
Country Turkey (TR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-03-28

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